national monument
noun
: a place of historic, scenic, or scientific interest set aside for preservation usually by presidential proclamation
Example Sentences
the Statue of Liberty National Monument
Recent Examples on the Web Petrified Forest was designated a national monument on Dec. 8, 1906. 
Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2022 It was declared a national monument in 2000 and underwent a three-year restoration that ended in 2017. New York Times, 29 July 2022 Devils Tower, the almost otherworldly rock formation that juts nearly 900 feet skyward from the ground in Wyoming, was the first national monument. Steve Kiggins, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2022 Their efforts were fruitful, and former President Barack Obama signed a proclamation that designated some 700,000 acres of Nevada’s desert, which encompassed the unfinished project, as a national monument. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 In 2017, outgoing President Barack Obama signed a proclamation designating part of Birmingham’s civil rights district as a national monument. Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 28 July 2022 There could be another national monument on the horizon in New Mexico, where local officials and advocates want to see greater protections for the Caja del Rio, a rugged volcanic plateau near Santa Fe, per Matt Dahlseid at the Santa Fe New Mexican. Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 In 2016, former President Barack Obama used the Antiquities Act to designate Bears Ears as a national monument and directed officials to engage tribal government officers in the development of a management plan for the monument. Nicole Chavez, CNN, 22 June 2022 Less than a year later, the Italian government followed suit, formally banning large cruise ships from entering Venice’s fragile lagoon, declaring the area in front of the iconic St. Mark’s Square a national monument. Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 7 July 2022 See More
Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2022 It was declared a national monument in 2000 and underwent a three-year restoration that ended in 2017. New York Times, 29 July 2022 Devils Tower, the almost otherworldly rock formation that juts nearly 900 feet skyward from the ground in Wyoming, was the first national monument. Steve Kiggins, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2022 Their efforts were fruitful, and former President Barack Obama signed a proclamation that designated some 700,000 acres of Nevada’s desert, which encompassed the unfinished project, as a national monument. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 In 2017, outgoing President Barack Obama signed a proclamation designating part of Birmingham’s civil rights district as a national monument. Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 28 July 2022 There could be another national monument on the horizon in New Mexico, where local officials and advocates want to see greater protections for the Caja del Rio, a rugged volcanic plateau near Santa Fe, per Matt Dahlseid at the Santa Fe New Mexican. Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 In 2016, former President Barack Obama used the Antiquities Act to designate Bears Ears as a national monument and directed officials to engage tribal government officers in the development of a management plan for the monument. Nicole Chavez, CNN, 22 June 2022 Less than a year later, the Italian government followed suit, formally banning large cruise ships from entering Venice’s fragile lagoon, declaring the area in front of the iconic St. Mark’s Square a national monument. Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 7 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above